Fulling-mill



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D. J. KENARY. IEULLING MILL.-

No. 452,058. v Patented May 12, 1391.

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D. J. KENARY. IEULLING MILL.

No. 452,058. Patented May 12,1891.

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DAVID J. KENARY, OF CHERRY VALLEY, MASSACHUSETTS.

FULLING-MILL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 452,058, dated May 12,1891.

Application filed November '7, 1890- Serial No. 370,606- (lIo model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DAVID J. KENARY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cherry Valley, in the county of \Vorcester and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFulling-Mills; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, which, in connection with thedrawings male ing a part of this specification, will enable othersskilled in the art to which my invention belongs to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to fulling-mills; and

i the object of myinvention is to improve upon the construction andoperation of fullingmills as now ordinarily constructed and operated andto provide the same with a mech-v anism for automatically unshippin gthe driving-belt and stopping the operation of the machine, and at thesame time ring a bell to notify the operator in case of the failure ofthe machine to operate in the proper manner.

My invention consists in certain novel features of construction andoperation of the mechanism for automatically stopping the operation ofthe fulling-machine, as will be hereinafter fully described, and thenature thereof indicated by the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is an end elevation of afulling-machine with my improvements applied thereto, looking in thedirection of arrow at, Fig. 3. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal sectionon line mm, Fig. 3.

Fig. 3 is a rear View, looking in the direction of arrow Z), Fig. 1, oneof the doors being open and the interior part shown partially brokenaway. Fig. 4 is a cross-section at line y y, Figs. 1 and 3, looking inthe direction of arrow 0, same figures, and taken on line 2 2', Fig. 2;and Fig. 5 is a detached section of'the opposite end of the machineshown in Fig. 1, looking in the direction of arrow d, Fig. 3, showingthe bell-operating device.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 is the box or chest of the machine,supported on the base 2 and having the upright frame-pieces 3 on eachend thereof. Two horizontal rollers 4 and 5 are supported Within the box1, between which the cloth passes to be fulled in the ordinary way. Theshafts 6 and 7 of the rollers 4 and 5 project through the ends of thebox 1, and are supported and turned in hangers S and 9, secured to theframe 3. A springactuated pin 10 is arranged over the shaft 6 of theroller 4, said pin having a block 11 on the lower end thereof, whichrests upon the projecting end of the shaft 6. The upper end of said pin10 extends through an arm 12, secured to the frame 3. A spiral spring 13encircles said pin 10 andhas its bearing at each end on the block 11 andarm 12. The

, object of the spring 13 is to hold the upper .roller 4 in yieldingcontact with the lower roller 5 as the cloth passes between saidrollers. The shaft 7 of the lower roller 5 carries the fast and loosepulleys 14 and 15 thereon. A

vertical plate 16 is secured in the box 1 in central vertical division19 extends'in the lower part of the box 1, dividing the same into twocompartments, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4.

In the upper part of the box 1 is a door 20, and at the front of the box1 are a pair of doors 21. In the lower part of the box, beneath thedoors 21, is adoor 22, through which the cloth to be fulled is placed inthe two com partments of the box.

I will now proceed to describe my improved mechanism for automaticallyunshipping the driving-belt to stop the machine and for ringing a bell.In front of the plate 16 and parallel to the rollers 4 and 5 is a roll23, sup ported and revolving within the box 1. Above said roll 23 andparallel therewith is supported a bar 24, having a sheet or plate 25,preferably of metal, secured thereto and extending down therefrom, sothat its lower edge will extend parallel to and just above the roll 23.The bar 24 is adjustable vertically in this instance by means of a screw26 at each side of the box 1 on the exterior thereof. The

screw 26 is supported and turns in a stand 27, fast on the outside ofthe box 1,and the thread of said screw engages and moves up and down inthe lower arm 28 of the angle-piece 28, the other arm 28 of which ismade slotted (see Fig. 1) and moves up and down in ways 29, secured onthe outside of tlie box 1. (See Fig. 1.)

In a box upon the upperend of the arm 28 is journaled the projectingends of thebar 24. Said ends extend through slots 24' in the ends of thebox 1, which are covered by the sliding plates 30, which are supportedand move up and down in the ways 29. After the-bar 24 has been adjustedup or down, as desired, by means of the mechanism above described it issecured in place by means of the bolt 31, having an enlarged head 31,bearing upon the arm 28", and a nut 31 upon the inside of the boxadapted to be turned to draw the head 31 upon the arm 28".

In lieu of the means shown for adjusting the position of the bar 24 andsecuring the same in place when adjusted, any other suitable orwell-known means may be employed.

Upon one end of the bar 24, which extends through the side of the box 1,is rigidly secured an arm 32, (see Fig. 1,) and in the outer end of saidarm is supported a hook 33, having a screw-shank, which maybe adjustedup or down in the arm 32 by the nut 34, according as the bar 24 isadjusted up or down. Extending from the hook 33 is a cord or connector35, the lower end of which is attached to a lever 36, pivoted at 37 onthe outside of the box 1. A spring 38 is attached to said lever 36 atits upper end,and at its lower end to the base 2 of the machine. Saidspring 38 acts against the cord 35 to return the lever 36 to its normalposition.

Pivoted to the outer end of the lever 36 is a link 39, secured to oneend of a lever 40, pivoted at 41 in a bracket 44, secured on the outsideof the box 1. The outer end of said lever 40 is adapted to extend aboveand engage a notch 42 in the shipper-lever 42, pivoted at 43 on a stand44, secured to the boxside. curved arms 45, adapted to extend on eachside of the driving-belt. (Not shown.) A spring 46, secured to shipper-lever 42 and the box 1, serves to draw over said shipper-lever whenit is .released by the lever 40 and unship the belt from the fast pulley14 to the loose pulley 15 to stop the machine.

On the opposite end of the bar 24 from the arm 32, above described, isrigidly secured an arm 47, which is adapted to engage and operate theupper end of a lever 48, pivoted at 49 in an arm 50, secured to L116outside of the box 1. (See Fig. 5.) The lower end of said lever 48 isadapted to engage and operate the push-lever 51 of the bell 52 and toring said The shipper-lever 42 is provided with the roll 23 and throughthe hole 17 in the plate 16, and between the rollers 4 and 5. As themachine is operated, the cloth passes, as indicated by the dottedlines,in the direction of arrow 6, Fig. 2. If desired, two or threethicknesses of the cloth may be passed between the feeler-plate 25 androll 23, and through the opening 17 and between the rollers4 and 5. .Incase of there being any knot or imperfection in the cloth, which, inpassing between the rollers 4 and 5 would cause the cloth to be torn orinjured, said knot or imperfection will strike against the feeler-plate25 as the cloth passes between the lower edge of said plate and roll 23and cause said plate to be moved inwardly, and at the same time causethe bar 24 to be rocked and raise the arm 32, and through hook 33,connector 35, lever 36, and link 39 operate the lever 40 to disconnectthe end thereof from the shipper-lever 42 and allow the spring 46 tooperate said lever to unship the driving-belt and stop the machine. Atthe same time the rocking of the bar 24 will move the arm 47 on theopposite end thereof and operate the lever 48 to ring the bell 52, thusnotifying the operator of the stoppage of the machine. Then the knot orimperfection has been removed, the shipper-lever 42 is drawn over intothe position shown in Fig. 4, and the end of said lever 40, drawn up bythe spring 3S,will hold said lever in said position, and the machinewill be operated as before.

It will be understood that the details of construction of my improvedautomatic stop mechanism and the manner of operating the same may bevaried some from what is shown and described, if desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a falling-mill, the combination, with a horizontal roll, a rockingbar carrying a feeler-plate parallel to said roll, and means foradjusting said bar and feeler-plate in a vertical direction, of meansconnected with said bar and feeler-plate and operated there by forunshipping the driving-belt to automatically stop the machine,substantially as set forth.

2. In a fulling-mill, the combination, with a horizontal roll and a barcarrying a feelerplate having a rocking motion and arranged parallel tosaid roll, of means connected with said feeler-plate and operatedthereby for unshipping the driving-belt, the said means consisting of anarmy fast on said bar, a connector to a lever, and said lever, and aspring attached thereto, a link to a second lever and said lever, and ashipper-lever engaged by said second lever and a spring connected withthe shipper-lever, for the purpose stated, substantially as set forth.

3. In a fulling-mill, the combination, with a horizontal roll and arocking bar carrying a feeler-plate arranged parallel to said roll, of

means connected with said bar and feelerplate and operated thereby fornnshipping the driving-belt and ringing a bell, the said meansconsisting of an arm on one end of said bar, a connector to a lever andsaid lever, a spring attached thereto, a link to a second lever and saidsecond lever, and the shipper-lever, and a lever operated by the rockingbar, and a bell operated by said 1e ver, substantially as set forth, andfor the to purpose stated.

DAVID J. KENARY. Witnesses:

J OHN O. DEWEY, EDMUND F. SEYMOUR.

